Munich - Veteran coach Jupp Heynckes was set to take over at Bayern Munich on Tuesday in a caretaker role after the sacking of Juergen Klinsmann. Heynckes, 63, will be in charge of his first training session after a formal presentation at the club's grounds in Munich.
Former German international Heynckes, who was Bayern coach between 1987 and 1991, is in charge for just four weeks - the last five games of the season.
Melbourne, Apr. 28 : Ex-Olympian swimmer Ian Thorpe''s contract with Foxtel is finished and will not be renewed.
According to insiders, Thorpe's lucrative million-dollar television contract was terminated as he had lost interest in his once-promising media career.
Media sources yesterday claimed Thorpe had in recent times become a reluctant participant in the Foxtel relationship as he focuses increasingly on his university study and the years lost to schooling while in the pool.
London, Apr. 28 : Barcelona is capable of destroying Chelsea, former Arsenal legend Thierry Henry insists.
According to the Daily Star, Henry will be joined by Samuel Eto'o and Lionel Messi in Barca's Holy Trinity against Chelsea tonight and are huge favourites to beat the Premier League side.
Henry insists Messi is capable of twisting the Chelsea defence round.
Stuttgart - The pink birthday cake came at the right time as Dinara Safina likes to award herself with some unhealthy food for good things she has achieved.
Turning 23 on Monday, the Russian said that "I like to give something to myself" and to "celebrate every time when the opportunity is there."
The birthday was one occasion, but Safina is also playing her first tennis tournament this week at the Porsche Grand Prix since taking the world number one ranking right days ago.
Hamburg- Rafael Nadal kept a clear lead at the top of the men's tennis rankings issued on Monday by the ATP. Spain's Nadal, who won a fifth straight title at Barcelona on Sunday, leads with 14,890 points, followed by former number one Roger Federer of Switzerland on 10,060 and Serbia's Novak Djokovic on 9,160 points.
The leading six are unchanged, but Gilles Simon of France moves up two places to seventh.
Munich - Veteran coach Jupp Heynckes was set to take over at Bayern Munich on Tuesday in a caretaker role after the sacking of Juergen Klinsmann. Heynckes, 63, will be in charge of his first training session after a formal presentation at the club's grounds in Munich.
Melbourne, Apr. 28 : Ex-Olympian swimmer Ian Thorpe''s contract with Foxtel is finished and will not be renewed.
London, Apr. 28 : Barcelona is capable of destroying Chelsea, former Arsenal legend Thierry Henry insists.
Stuttgart - The pink birthday cake came at the right time as Dinara Safina likes to award herself with some unhealthy food for good things she has achieved.
Madrid - Struggling Spanish Liga club Getafe said Monday it had dismissed coach Victor Munoz.
Hamburg- Rafael Nadal kept a clear lead at the top of the men's tennis rankings issued on Monday by the ATP. Spain's Nadal, who won a fifth straight title at Barcelona on Sunday, leads with 14,890 points, followed by former number one Roger Federer of Switzerland on 10,060 and Serbia's Novak Djokovic on 9,160 points.
